Wing shield support



Jan. 15, 1935. T. B. NISBET 1,988,016

WING SHIELD SUPPORT Filed June 15. 1952 2 Sheets-Sheetl 1v Theodore Blvisbei',

Jan. 15, 1935. ms 1,988,016

- WING SHIELD SUPPORT Filed June 15, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Theozlore B.Nz.s bet,

a M m Patented Jan. 15, 1935 1,988,015

UNITED" STATES PATENT OFFICE WING SHIELD SUPPORT Theodore B. Nisbet, Irvington-on-Hudson, N; Y., assignor to Edward T. Condon, New York, N. Y.

Application dune 15, 1932, Serial No. 617,451

3 Claims. (01. 296-84) This invention relates to wing shield supports, invention applied tothe door of an automobile and more particularly to means for supporting the latter shown in fragment; a shield on passenger vehicles, such as automo- Fig. 2 is an enlarged section on line 2-2 of biles. The primary object of the invention is Fig. 1;

to provide supporting means for a shield of this Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the clamp 5 type which can be easily and quickly applied which is attached to the door; to the body of an automobile or to the door Fig. 4 is a cross section of the glass wing shield of an automobile without in any manner whatattaching means;

soever marring or defacing the finish of the lat- Fig. 5 is a section similar to Fig. 2 of a moditer, and which at the same time is effectively "ed form of the invention showing same applied 10 held in position. to the windshield post or pillar of a convertible A further and important object of the invencar; tion is to provide improved means for attaching Fig. 6 is a front elevation of Fig. 5 looking the glass wing, without the necessity of perfoin the direction indicated by the line 66; rating the latter and at the same time to provide Fig. '7 is a sectional view of a form of the in- 15 attaching means which is effective for the purvention, for use with sedans;

pose. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the form of the A further object of the invention is to provide invention S own in Fig. 7 means for attaching an automobile accessory to 9 i a p P w Of the form of the the automobile, by and through friction thereby invention shown in Figs. 1 t0 3 illustrating the 20 eliminating perforation of the automobile or any device empl y t pp a real V io mi or; marring or defacing whatsoever of the finish and g I thereof, Fig. 10 is a front elevation of the form of the Still further the invention aims to provide invention shown in Fig. 9 but used in connection novel means for attaching an automobile acces- W 1 8631011 lamp, in place of a mirror. 25 sory to a wing shield support, without marring, In proceeding in accordance with the present defacing or otherwise altering the latter. vent a pa O Clamps 0r clips are employed Still further the invention aims to provide f r a h sh d, a consisting f apa f laws 1 means for attaching an automobile accessory and 2 which latter have intermediate parallel such as a wing shield, rear Vision mirror, or portions 3 perforated at 4 to receive an attaching 30 search lamp, etc., to the latter in a position outl the latter p d d With a nut 6. The wardly thereof, and in one specific aspect for l w 1 s p v d With a hO0k-1ike p 7 at One attaching the accessory to the door for moveend Which is formed t engage ab ut the usual ment therewith, so as to not interfere with free flange F at the front of an automobile door- D. swinging of the door. The jaw 2 is formed with a curved end 8 termi- 35 Still further, the invention aims to provide a Dating in an w y eXteIldiIlg flange the law device for engagement With the front portion and flangev ell-gaging r the Curved edge 0f the of the door and which is carried by the latter post P at the from? e Of the (10011 e D- outside of the window and adjacent to the front PP ends of the l 1 and 2 e ormed with edge of the t snriiila-r or cogiplgmentaig curve?1 terminaizlls 10 40 men 8, en e an engage a ou or em race a inge pin e 11 is 32 5551 552335 or lilac iasiia i i i gs f f s e and are Secured thfereto by the bolt 5 which latter curing the shield in position, but this is objecalso secures the 611p to the post of the (10013 The hinge pintle llis secured to one arm 12 of a tlonable, since same results 11']. mutilation of the automobile and consequent marring of the finish. substantlauy L'shaped Support and depends v h 1 The present invention aims to eliminate this obgg ii i g f 3 53 2521 2 3 5;:

J' fi anf1 furthe1 i simplify and improve engaging the lower ends of the curved terminals upon the dlsclosure m my Patent 1,805,341 10 of the jaws l and 2 and being frictionally held of May 12, 1931- against the lower ends of said terminals by means 50 The invention has further and other objects of t t 14, which will be later set forth and manifested in The glass wing shield S is attached in position the course of the following description. by means of substantially U-shaped clamps 15 In the drawings: which latter embrace the opposite faces and ex- 55 Fig. 1 is a side elevation of one form of the tend over the forward edge of the shield, there 55 being a cushioning member of U-shape within the clamp which may be formed of a rubber strip or other material and which engages against the opposite faces of the glass. A substantially U- shaped movable jaw 17 is movably mounted on one side of the clamp and is adjustably held by means of a screw 18 which latter is threaded through said side of the clamp and has its free edge impinged against the jaw 17 whereby it will be seen that the clamp is rigidly held in position by the jaw and the opposed side of the clamp and without the necessity of boring holes through or otherwise altering the glass S.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the device can be easily and quickly attached to the door without ma-rring or defacing or in any way altering the door structure, and likewise easily and quickly attached to the glass wing shield.

In the form of the invention depicted in Figs. 5 and 6, there is illustrated the usual pillar or post P for the windshield W of a convertible automobile. In this form of the invention a clip is employed which consists of a plate 20 attached to the rear side face of the post by means of the screw 21 which latter is ordinarily employed to secure the channel member 22 to the post. However, the plate 20 may be secured by other means. The clip is further formed with a jaw 23 having an inturned flange 24 which engages the inner front corner of the pillar and further has an out-turned flange 25 which abuts the plate 20 and is secured thereto by means of a screw 26.

The clamp 15 for the glass wing S is identical with that shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 4, and is provided with a lateral lug 26 which is pivotally secured by means of a bolt 27 to an L-shaped clip 28 one arm of which latter is secured by a screw 29 to the jaw 23.

In use of this form of the invention it is merely necessary to remove the screws 21 and the channel strip 22 following which the plate 20 is then applied in position, the channel superimposed thereupon as shown, and finally the screws 21 reapplied whereby the latter simultaneously secure the plate and the channel in position. It will, of course be understood, that the thickness of the plate 20 is such so as not to cause binding of the window in raising and lowering of the latter.

In the form of the invention depicted in Figs. 7 and 8, which is for use with standard sedan types, a curved clip 30 of substantially U-shape in cross section is employed and is lined with a packing 31 to engage about the flange F of the door D so that same is partially disposed within the usual channel for the window W of the sedan. The clip 30 is held in position by means of a screw 32 which bears against a curved plate 33 so that the screw 32 will not cut into the felt and the latter will be uniformly engaged with the flange F thus effectively securing the clip in position. The clip is provided with an outwardly extending ear 34 which is pivoted by means of a bolt 35 to a lug 36 carried by a channel member 37, the latter receiving the glass wing -S" therein which latter may be welded onto or otherwise suitably secured to the frame G of the glass wing S. The clip it will be understood is received in the curved corner at the front of the frame of the door, and is of such thickness so as to not interfere with free movement of the window.

In Fig. 9 I have shown a clip 40 which is identical with that shown in Fig. 3, but in this form of the invention a rod 41 is employed and which is secured by a bolt 42 to the clip 40, the outer end of the rod carrying a rear vision mirror M. In this use of the invention the arm projects laterally from the automobile body. In Fig. 10 is illustrated a clip 40 having a rod 41 secured thereto by means of a bolt 42, the rod at its outer end being suitably connected to a search lamp L.

Obviously, the clips of Figs. 5 and 7 are equally applicable for use with mirrors or search lamps, as illustrated in connection with the clips shown in Figs. 9 and 10.

It will also be obvious that the clips, particularly as shown in Fig. 3, can be shaped so as to be attached to conform same to the end posts of tonneau or the front Windshields of open or convertible automobiles, the shape of course being dependent upon the make of the automobile.

Obviously also, various other changes in construction can be made, the disclosure being by way of example and not exhaustive enumeration of all ways in which the invention can be practised within the scope and spirit announced by the following claims:

What is claimed, is:

1. In a wing shield support, a pair of clips, formed to engage with the front door post of an automobile, one of the clips having inwardly extending flange and the other a lip to engage about the usual flange of the front door post, said clips having substantially parallel portions which in operative position extend outwardly from the door at substantially right angles thereto, a vertically disposed hinge pintle, the outer ends of said paral lel portions having similar complementary curved terminals which embrace opposite sides of the pintle, a bolt extending through the parallel portions between their ends to clamp the terminals to the pintle, and means to connect the pintle to the shield.

2. A wing shield support in accordance with claim 1, wherein the means to connect the pintle to the shield includes an arm which is carried by the shield and has an opening through which the pintle passes and which abuts one of the side edges of each of the complementary terminals, and

means carried by the pintle to clamp said arm against said edges of the complementary terminals.

3. In a wing shield support, a pair of clips each having one of their end portions engaged with the front door post of an automobile and with the usual flange of the post respectively, said clips having their opposite ends formed with complementary curved terminals, a vertically disposed hinge pintle embraced on its opposite sides by the terminals, means between the ends of the clips to clamp the terminals to the pintle, a clamp connected to the shield to support the latter, an arm secured to the clamp and having an opening to receive the pintle and abutting one of the side edges of each of the terminals, and means carried by the pintle to clamp said arm against said side edges of the terminals.

THEODORE B. NISBET. 

